BURIAL SERVICE: HELAO SHITYUWETE - 13 Sept 2026

Namibia honours the late Colonel (Honorary) Helao Joseph Shityuwete, also known as Kandindima, with a two-day programme of memorial and burial services in Windhoek. Shityuwete, a liberation struggle veteran and former Robben Island political prisoner, was born on 25 August 1934 and died on 29 August 2026. Shityuwete spent 16 years in prison for his involvement in Namibia’s liberation struggle, alongside fellow struggle icons Andimba Toivo ya Toivo and Nelson Mandela. He was also an author and remained committed to social justice throughout his life.